A girl from Perth, Australia, may never walk again after getting used to the intoxicating gas nitrous oxide.

It is reported by Channel 9.

Molly Day could no longer eat, walk, or shower unassisted due to her addiction to fun gas canisters known as "nang."

The 19-year-old said she first got used to dope gas shortly after graduating from high school. Soon her addiction began to gain momentum, and Molly consumed two liters of gas daily.

"I was hooked very quickly and I couldn't stop. As soon as I finished one, I wanted more and more, and more," she said. "Two weeks ago I was a healthy girl walking and now I can't do anything for myself. I can't walk, I can't control anything. It's so deadly."

Molly Day / Photo: Channel 9

Last year, the Western Australian government announced new laws restricting the sale of nitrous oxide cylinders. But Molly's mother, Nicky Day, said more needed to be done. She found more than 30 three-liter canisters in her daughter's room before she was taken to hospital.

While nitrous oxide is widely considered a "safe" drug, experts from the National Centre for Drug and Alcohol Research (NDARC) at the University of South Wales in Sydney say this is far from the case, as prolonged use causes brain and nerve damage.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) reported in its National Drug Strategy Household Survey that inhalants, including nitrous oxide, jumped from 0.4% in 2001 to 1.7% in 2019.

In addition, a recent study published by the National Institutes of Health found that in 60 emergency departments in New South Wales, the number of cases associated with nitrous oxide use increased from less than 10 in 2012 to more than 60 in 2018.

Dr. Rachel Sutherland of NDARC, deputy head of the drug program, said people's misconceptions could fuel the drug's popularity.

"It is always difficult to say why the use or popularity of a drug is increasing. But it could potentially be related to the perception of security," she said.

Recall, a 20-year-old man daily drank two liters of energy for two years. It became known what happened to him.

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